Swing-seat.



B. G. FOSTER.

SWING SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1908.

1,061,462. Patented May 13, 1913.

FTC.

IBERTRAM G. FOSTER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

SWING-SEAT.

LQGIAGZ.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1913.

Application filed June 11, 1908. Serial No. 437,900.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Bnnrnan Gr. Fos'rnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at l/Vashington, District of Columbia, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Swing-Seats, of which the following is aspecification.

The principal object of the presentinvention is to provide a simpleswing seat that can be readily applied to and detached from an ordinaryrope swing, the same being particularly adapted for childrens use andbeing so constructed that a child placed therein is safely held fromfallin An embodiment of the invention that is at present considered thepreferable one is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and describedin the following specification. It will be evident, however, from aninspection of the claims hereto appended that the invention is notlimited to the specific struc ture disclosed.

In the accompanying drawings :-Figure 1 is a perspective view of theswing seat in place on the swing; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thesame; and Fig. 3 is a rear elevation.

In the structure disclosed a seat-member or swing-board 4: is employedhaving notches or sockets 5 in its ends to receive the lower looped endof an ordinary rope swing 6. Below the seat-member or board a ispreferably located a foot-rest 7 that is preferably arrangedsubstantially parallel to the seat 4, its front edge, however, beingdisposed slightly in advance of the front edge of the board. Thecorresponding rear corners of the board 4 and foot-rest 7 are connectedby rearwardly and upwardly inclined bars 8, said bars extending abovethe seat 4 and being connected by a crossbar 9 forming the frame of theback. To the front corners of the foot-rest 7 are preferably fastenedbraces 10, their upper ends being secured to the side bars 8 preferablyat the seat. This leaves the front portion of said seat entirely free inorder that the same may be readily introduced into and removed from theloop of the swing rope 6, as will be evident. The body of the back maybe formed in any suitable manner, but preferably upwardly extendingslats 11 are employed, these slats being secured at their upper ends tothe cross-bar 9 and at their lower ends to the foot-rest 7. Inasmuch asthe rear edge of the seat 1 is located in rear of a straight line drawnbetween the rear edge of the foot-rest 7 and the rear face of thecrossbar 9, said slats will thus be bowed, as shown in Fig. 2, producinga comfortable back.

In order to prevent the swinging of the structure on the cross portionof the rope that is located beneath the seat, holding arms .1 areen'iployed which are preferably constructed of a single wire or metallicrod of sullicient size and rigidity, this rod having a cross portion 13extending longitudinally along the rear face of the cross-bar 9, towhich it is fastened by staples 14. In order to prevent the swingingmovement of the arms, the central portion of this cross portion has anoffset bond 15 therein, in which is placed a fastener 16. The free endsof the holding arms are detachably engaged with the sides of the swingrope and its ends are preferably in the form of coils 17 into which therope can be twisted, the coils being disposed vertically, however, sothat when located therein, the rope will be substautially straight.

Any suitable means may be employed for retaining the occupant in place.Thus in the present embodiment a tray 18 is provided having arms 19pivoted as shown at- 20 to the side bar 8. The tray is supported fromthe seat by standards 21.

It will be evident that this device can be cheaply produced and can bereadily applied to or detached from practically any rope swing. It canthus be made as an article of nnmufacture or merchandise, which beingcomplete in itself, can be sold to the user who can erect the swing inany convenient location and apply the seat thereto or can use it inconnection with a swing already put up. Moreover, it has decidedadvantages for out door use inasmuch as it can be removed from the swingand thus placed under shelter when not wanted, or itcan be readilyreplaced at any time by an ordinary swing-board if it is desired to usethe latter.

l-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. As an article of manufacture, a swing seat having means fordetachably interlocking with the lower looped end of a swing rope, andmeans permanently connected with said seat and detachably interlockingwith the swing rope above the seat, and means having a fixed relation tothe seat when engaged with the rope for preventing undue rocking of theseat on the swing rope, while permitting the removal and replacement ofthe swing seat without dismantling the swing.

2. As an article of manufacture, a swing seat including a seat memberhaving notches in its opposite ends to detachably receive the lowerlooped end of a swing rope, a

back carried by the seat member and fixed.

against movement with respect thereto, and means mounted on the back anddetachably interlocking with the swing rope above the seat member forpreventing undue rocking of the seat on the swing rope said seat andrope engaging means being removable from and replaceable in a rope swingin assembled condition without dismantling said rope swing.

8. In a detachable swing seat, a seat member having means for detachablyengaging in the loop of a swing rope, and means for securely butdetachably holding the seat in position, including an arm connected withthe seat and having a coiled portion forming an open socket into whichthe swing rope can be laterally placed and from which it can belaterally removed.

4:. In a detachable swing seat, a seat memher, a back rigidly connectedthereto, and a holding arm extending forwardly from the back and havinga terminal swing rope receiving coil into which the swing rope can belaterally placed and from which it can be laterally removed. V

5. In a detachable swing seat, the combination with a seat member, of aback rigidly connected thereto, and a holding yoke connected to the backand having forwardly extending arms provided with terminal swing ropereceiving coils into and out of which the sides of the rope swing can belaterally twisted. I

6. In a detachable swing seat, the combination with a seat member havingmeans at its ends to detachablyengage with the lower looped end of anordinary swingrope, of a back connected to the seat, and a'holding yokeextending across the back and havmg forwardly extending arms, said armshaving means for detachably engaging the side stretches of the swingrope above the seat member and permitting the lateral engagement anddisengagement of said rope while maintaining the seat against tilting onthe rope.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

BERTRAM o. FOSTER.

Witnesses ELIOT H. THOMSON, U. 'I. MENGERT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. C.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,061,462, grant-edMay 13,

1913, upon the application of Bertram G. Foster, of Washington, Districtof Columbin, for an improvement in Swing-Seats, an error appears in theprinted specification requiring correction as follows: Page 1, line 110,for the word and read said; and that the said Letters Patent should beread with this correction therein that the same may conform to therecord of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 17th day of June, A. D., 1913.

[SEAL] C. C. BILLINGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

